Essex County MA Genealogy

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Essex County Records by City/Town

Amesbury Genealogy (194)
Andover Genealogy (519)
Beverly Genealogy (419)
Boxford Genealogy (118)
Bradford Genealogy (102)
Byfield Genealogy (61)
Danvers Genealogy (267)
Essex Genealogy (161)
Georgetown Genealogy (101)
Gloucester Genealogy (523)
Groveland Genealogy (69)
Hamilton Genealogy (331)
Haverhill Genealogy (379)
Ipswich Genealogy (344)
Lawrence Genealogy (304)
Lynn Genealogy (439)
Lynnfield Genealogy (159)
Manchester Genealogy (147)
Marblehead Genealogy (204)

Merrimac Genealogy (249)
Methuen Genealogy (144)
Middleton Genealogy (305)
Nahant Genealogy (90)
Newbury Genealogy (173)
Newburyport Genealogy (549)
North Andover Genealogy (140)
Peabody Genealogy (239)
Rockport Genealogy (100)
Rowley Genealogy (146)
Salem Genealogy (503)
Salisbury Genealogy (101)
Saugus Genealogy (416)
South Hamilton Genealogy (46)
Swampscott Genealogy (327)
Topsfield Genealogy (172)
Wenham Genealogy (144)
West Newbury Genealogy (99)
West Peabody Genealogy (47)

Overview of Essex County Records

  • Essex County was created in 1643.
  • Birth, marriage, and death records are kept by the individual towns. Birth, marriage, and death records for 1926 and later can be obtained from the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics .
  • The Essex County Probate Court has probate records starting in 1635.
  • The Essex County Register of Deeds has land records starting in 1640.
  • The Essex County Clerk has birth, marriage, and death records.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.